The Likeness
- Published
- 17 July 2008
- Pages
- 466
- ISBN-13
- 9780340937976
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Likeness is the 2nd novel in Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series, published in 2008 at 466 pages. It follows In the Woods and precedes Faithful Place in the reading order.
Key facts about The Likeness
Tana French wrote The Likeness, a novel on our list. It has been out since 17 July 2008. The book has 466 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780340937976 to find the main one.
The Likeness is book 2 of 6 in the Dublin Murder Squad series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with In the Woods (2007). The Trespasser is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 4 October 2016.
Additionally, Tana French writes Cal Hooper as a separate series. Those series sit on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Keeper is the latest published Tana French book on file, from 31 March 2026.
About Tana French
Tana French is an Irish-American novelist widely regarded as one of literary crime fiction's finest stylists, best known for the Dublin Murder Squad series. See every Tana French book in order.
Its place in Dublin Murder Squad
The Likeness is book 2 in the Dublin Murder Squad series. It follows In the Woods. It is followed by Faithful Place. See the full Dublin Murder Squad reading order.
Tana French reinvented the police-procedural series with a simple, radical structure: the Dublin Murder Squad books share a world but not a hero. Each novel is narrated by a different detective — usually someone glimpsed at the edge of the previous book — and each narrator gets one case that cracks their life open. In In the Woods (2007, winner of the Edgar for best first novel), Rob Ryan investigates a child's murder in the same wood where his own childhood friends vanished. His partner Cassie Maddox takes over…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780143136491
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780670018864
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780340937976